exogenous

English

Etymology

exo- +‎ -genous

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛk.ˈsɑd͡ʒ.ə.nəs/

Adjective

exogenous (not comparable)

Having an external cause.
1. (biology) Produced or originating outside of an organism.
2. (biology) Growing as an exogen, by successive additions to the outside.
3. (medicine, of a disease) Having a cause external to the infected organism.
4. (economics, of a model) Being or relating to a change that comes from outside the model and is not explained by the model.

Synonyms

exogenetic

Antonyms

endogenous

Related terms

Translations

Produced or originating outside of an organism.

Catalan: exogen m
Czech: exogenní (cs), ektogenní (cs), zevní

Portuguese: exógeno (pt) m
Spanish: exógeno m

Having a cause external to the infected organism

Catalan: exogen m
Czech: exogenní (cs), zevní, vnější (cs)

Portuguese: exógeno (pt) m
Spanish: exógeno m

An exogenous change is one that comes from outside the model and is not explained by the model.

Czech: exogenní (cs), zevní, vnější (cs)

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